Matthew 5:21-22 sets the expectation that merely not murdering is not enough to live in accordance with God's will. We must be free of hatred as well.
Matthew 5:44 asks us to love our enemies.
I don't see how there's any justification there for violence of any kind. Taking someone's life against their will is murder and is not an expression of love. *You can't kill someone if you love them.*
Jews have their 6th commandment (you shall not murder), and the Buddhists have their 1st precept (I vow to abstain from taking life). It seems that Christianity would also command a life of pacifism.
I know there are pacifist Christian sects. My question is why they are a minority in Christianity?
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Mar 10, 2025, 08:24 PM
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